30th Anniversary B resonance

[Aubs]

Hi all. Very interesting phenomenon with my new PRS. It is a used 30th Anniversary Custom 24. I also own a 408MT, and have had a McCarty. The Custon 24, has a strong ring of resonance every time I hit a fretted B note. It will actually ring for a couple of seconds. It's pretty cool actually. Does not really come through the pickups, but I can hear it and feel it acoustically. Have any of you run into something like this. Just curious.

 

[Michael_DK]

What do you mean by "fretted b"?

Both my previous CE24 and my current CU24 30th had some spring resonance going on on certain notes

 

[Aubs]

What do you mean by "fretted b"?

Both my previous CE24 and my current CU24 30th had some spring resonance going on on certain notes

If I play my open b string, it really does not happen. But if I play a b on the fretboard, I get the resonance, and it is coming from the either the brass bridge block or the springs. Not a bad thing, I kind of like it. Just never had it before.

 

[Michael_DK]

OK - strange I think my guitar's resonance isn't limited to just fretted or open notes. It's definitely the springs. Can you hear it a short time still after dampening the strings?

 

[Aubs]

OK - strange I think my guitar's resonance isn't limited to just fretted or open notes. It's definitely the springs. Can you hear it a short time still after dampening the strings?

Absolutely. Dampen the strings and it still rings for a couple seconds. I will be changing strings later: I'll see if it changes, I hope not.

 

[Michael_DK]

Absolutely. Dampen the strings and it still rings for a couple seconds. I will be changing strings later: I'll see if it changes, I hope not.

It won't. That's the trem springs resonating.

 

[Windymiller]

I've had two US Custom 24's and on both the trem springs resonate on B notes

 

[CatStrangler]

I've had two US Custom 24's and on both the trem springs resonate on B notes

My Santanas have it at the twelfth fret B as well. It subtle and I have not detected the spring resonance through an amp yet. interesting stuff!

 

[dkilpatrick]

My s2 single cut semi hollow sustains longer on fretted b notes and I get a slight overtone feedback
No springs in that guitar.
Interesting

 

[Alan Manning]

Yeah same as. cus 24 fretted b note. It's great!!!

 

[Rider1260]

If you play around with it more you will find other notes that ring out
I have found that all my PRS have several singing notes they are addictive once you find them all.
Since I have become mainly a PRS player I have stopped using compression

 

[Aubs]

If you play around with it more you will find other notes that ring out
I have found that all my PRS have several singing notes they are addictive once you find them all.
Since I have become mainly a PRS player I have stopped using compression

Thanks for your replies. Pretty cool.